Years of schooling in Bahrain
Bahrain: Years of schooling was 11.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.13
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.15
in 2022
All-time low
5.11
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 11.13 for years of schooling in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Bahrain peaked at 11.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.11, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 66th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.11 | — |
| 1991 | 5.39 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 5.68 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 5.98 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 6.28 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 6.57 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 6.87 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7.16 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 7.46 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 7.75 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.04 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.34 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.31 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.27 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.24 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.2 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.17 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.13 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.1 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.06 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.03 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.24 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.46 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.68 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.89 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 9.11 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.32 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.59 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 10.75 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 11 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.07 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.15 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.13 | -0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 11.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 90% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 11.13 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.13, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.42 | 5.11 | 7.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.19 | 8.04 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 | 8.03 | 10.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 | 11 | 11.15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 63 Turkmenistan 11.21 compare
- 64 Seychelles 11.2 compare
- 65 Argentina 11.18 compare
- 67 Ukraine 11.12 compare
- 68 Malaysia 11.09 compare
- 69 Azerbaijan 11.07 compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.25 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,964 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,992 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Bahrain?
- Years of schooling in Bahrain was 11.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for years of schooling?
- Bahrain ranks 66th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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